Exploring SE0322
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Contents
- Introduction
- The roads
- The footpaths
- Between Otter Lee Lane and Parkin Hall Lane
- Footpath 117
- Between Parkin Hall Lane, Ratten Row Road and Thunderton Lane
- Footpath 115
- Between Thunderton Lane, Red Brink Lane, Hubberton Green Road and Plain Lane
- Footpath 112
- Footpath 114
- North of Red Brink Lane
- Footpath 104
- North of Rooley Lane
- Footpath 103
- The area around Long Royd
- Footpath 140
- Footpath 141
- Footpath 142
- Footpath 100
- North of Upper Field House Lane
- Footpath 100
- East of Bowood Lane
- Footpath 141
- Footpath 142
- Footpath 133
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Introduction
This square is agricultural land, pasture or meadow. There is one hamlet, Hubberton Green, and several farms or former farms, some with a small group of houses. The area was in Sowerby, which became part of Sowerby Bridge UDC in 1937.The footpaths have Sowerby Bridge numbers, to which I have appended a letter to identify each path link: A, B, C etc. In the text, 'Footpath' has generally been abbreviated to 'FP', and 'path' has been used for the right-of-way, even if there is no visible track. 'Path on the ground' is the practical route, where it differs from the actual right-of-way.
The roads
One of the radial routes from Sowerby village forms the spine of the road network in the square. This is Rooley Lane from the northern grid line to Hubberton Green, then Plain Lane, Ratten Row Road and Otter Lee Lane, with name changes at road junctions. Of the other radial routes, Red Brink Lane passes through the north-west corner and Bowood Lane through the south-east corner. The 'cross' lanes are Upper Field House Lane, which comes up from Triangle, Hubberton Green Road, Thunderton Lane and Parkin Hall Lane. The footpaths within the areas between these roads will be grouped together.The settlements, roads and paths are all shown on the 1850 map, although a few of the footpaths were re-routed between then and the 1893 map.
Hubberton Green Road showing terrace houses along Thorpe Place, and beyond them part of Washington Houses.
Hubberton Green Road approaching Red Brink Lane. The row of houses is captioned 'New Barton on the 1850 and 1894 maps; it is in SE 0323.
Date stone on Lower Plain Farm. This records the date of the original 17C building and that of the present late 19C building.
The footpaths
Between Otter Lee Lane and Parkin Hall Lane
Footpath 117
Sowerby Bridge FP117B at Parkin Hall Lane. The stile has been roughly walled-up, but the wall is not difficult to climb over. The large stone might have been an upright side of the stile. There is no signpost or waymark.
Missing stile on Sowerby Bridge FP117B. The barbed wire fence is across where the stile should be, but does not extend across the collapsed wall junction, which is easy to climb over. The path then slants across to the gateway on the far right, passing into SE 0222.
Between Parkin Hall Lane, Ratten Row Road and Thunderton Lane
Footpath 115
This is the stile on FP115A at the end of the second field. Here the path splits; FP115B goes towards Thunderton Farm and FP115C to Upper Plain Farm.
FP115C comes from the stile between the two wooden posts, shown above, and then through the gateway and alongside the wall where I was standing.
FP115C comes along the edge of this field, and turns eastwards to Upper Plain Farm behind the viewpoint.
FP115C comes through this gate, which looks as if it needs another gate post and some hinges. However it is not difficult to get past it.
FP115C between a barn and a wall at Upper Plain Farm. The undergrowth is mainly grass, so does not cause an obstruction. I wish more people would walk these paths.
Between Thunderton Lane, Red Brink Lane, Hubberton Green Road and Plain Lane
Footpath 112
FP112F comes along the edge of a field, past Spring Houses, which are shown and named on the 1850 map.
FP112F goes over this stile, and soon crosses FP114. FP112E continues to Thunderton Farm, but the farmer does not welcome walkers.
This is a little way short of the grid line, but I saw the farmer in his tractor and beat a hasty retreat. I had already had a lengthy conversation with him, during which he said that he had closed the footpaths around his farm because people had left gates open, so he would be none too pleased to see me approach from the other direction!
by Humphrey Bolton
Footpath 114
The eastern end of FP114B is at Hubberton Green Road. This street was originally Red Brink Lane, but this has been closed at Old Barton and that name now applies to the lane further north, past New Barton.
FP114B at Old Barton. The right-of-way goes straight on into the garden in front of the house, which seems an intrusive route. I went left here and then turned right to pass behind the garage.
My route, avoiding the garden, came past this stable and then straight forward, then curving left, along the edge of the field.
FP114B comes along the edge of the field from Old Barton, seen in the distance, and through this gate. It then crosses FP112 and continues to Thunderton Lane.
FP114A goes between the old gate posts and follows the old field boundary before turning right to Thunderton Lane.
North of Red Brink Lane
Footpath 104
North of Rooley Lane
Footpath 103
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